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UK Hits Chinese Cyber Firms With Sanctions Over Cyberattacks

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A sign outside the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office in Westminster in London on Aug. 30, 2021. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty ImagesBritain has announced sanctions on two China-based cybersecurity firms, accusing them of engaging in malicious cyber activities that target the United Kingdom and its allies.The Labour government blacklisted Sichuan Anxun Information Technology, or i-Soon, due to its role in targeting more than 80 government and private business networks worldwide and offering support to others planning to conduct cyber espionage, the British Foreign Office said in a statement on Dec. 9.

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